The Pope is a N*zi
By Thomas on June 6, 2009 | No Comments »
“What country are you from?” asked the Goan woman on the train.
“I’m German,” I answered routinely.
“You know,” said the devout Catholic touching her crucifix, “our Holy Father, the Pope, is a N*zi.”
Awkward silence mixed with confusion.
“He’s what?” I asked looking for clarification.
“He’s a N*zi,” she said, smiling at me with pride.
“A N*zi?” I asked, thinking well that’s not the first time I’ve heard that opinion, but it’s a rather interesting comment coming out of a devout Catholic.
“Yes, a N*zi – just like you.”
“I beg your pardon?”
“The holy father is also from Germany,” she replied smiling kindly. The woman was actually convinced that our nationality was called “N*zi”.
Wow, our time in India has proven over and over that average Indians have absolutely no concept of western culture, but this was a real mind-blower. I tried to give her a quick history lesson, but she refused to understand what I was saying. In fact, she went on to declare how beautiful it was that H*tler had chosen an Indian symbol, the sw*stika, to represent his movement. Yikes!
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